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3is_250fsport
3is_250fsport asked in Consumer ElectronicsCameras · 7 years ago

Canon or Nikon for filming?

So I am going to be majoring in Film and have been playing around with my mom's Sony NEX 5N for several of my YouTube videos for some time now and I realized that money doesn't always equal quality. I say that because my mom's camera really just doesn't live up to the standards that I was hoping for. The NEX 5N was more for taking amazing pictures, not shooting video, at least not the type of lens that I have. So now my question is, which is better for filming? Canon or Nikon? I'm specifically looking for one that can easily allow me to shoot with manual focusing and allow me to adjust the F-stop and the ISO. The knob on the NEX 5N lens that I have made it very difficult for me to use manual focus in my videos since it was so hard to turn and I know that it was either Canon or Nikon that allows for easier use. Lastly, I don't know anything about Canon or Nikon cameras so please also recommend me a few of the different models. Thanks.

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  • Jim A
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Neither. These are digital cameras and they don't do film... they do video.

    Now if it's video you want I use and recommend Canon dslr cameras. Personally I use a t3i.

  • Land-shark
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    For better real time functionality get a Sony A58 or the older A57 and put a quiet 18-135mm SAM lens on it. (A58 has an excellent 2.4mp OLED electronic viewfinder which makes up for the lower-res back LCD which flips rather than rotates.)

    It will still irritate you when it turns itself off to prevent 'overheating'.

    Shoot only to a script and you'll be absolutely fine.

    Otherwise get a dedicated Video Camera

    Note that I didn't call a video camera a 'filming' camera.

  • Andrew
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Jim has a point - it's called video and the right answer is neither.

    Sony's SLTs (like the A58) are better for video than any DSLR, but a poor substitute for a camcorder.

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